Description
White gossamer is a trailing evergreen plant with silvery green leaves densely covered in silky white fibe
Growing Tradescantia is easy and you will find the plants to be quite resilient. Tradescantia typically grow in moist, well-drained and acidic soil. Tradescantia plants do best in partial shade but will do equally well in sunny areas as long as the soil is kept moist.
Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 6 inch (15 cm) |
| Plant Spread | 4 inch (10 cm) |
| Common Name | White Gossamer Plant, Cobweb Spiderwort, Hairy Wandering Jew,White Velvet,False onion, False sea onion, German onion, Falsche meerzwiebel,Ornithogalum caudatum |
| Maximum Reachable Height | Up to 30Cm,Pregnant onion is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (3.25 feet). |
| Flower Colour | white |
| Bloom Time | Blooms appear in these approximate colours: White. Pregnant onion grows as an evergreen and is a flower / houseplant. Being an evergreen plant, it will keep its leaves throughout the year. This plant tends to bloom in late spring. |
| Difficulty Level | Easy |
Planting and care
When possible, water in the morning to avoid promoting diseases from night watering.
Pregnant onion is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!
Pregnant Onion care
These plants like to be kept fairly moist, so water regularly, especially if you are growing them in containe enjoys full sun and remember to apply water fairly sparingly.
| Sunlight | Partial sun, Requires shadeenjoys full sun |
| Watering | Medium and remember to apply water fairly sparingly. |
| Soil | Sandy soil Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.1 and 7.8 as Pregnant onion likes to be in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil. |
| Temperature | 15 to 30 degrees C |
| Harvest Season | throughout year,Small bulbs will form off the mother bulb, wait until the babies have at least one leaf and inch or two long before removing it to it, s own container. |
Pregnant Onion special feature
In summer it produces many dainty three-petaled lavender-pink blooms.
Pregnant Onion uses
Ornamental Use:
- Used for decorations in homes, shops and offices